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If you are an employee (i.e., your income is reported on a Form W-2), you'll enter the meal cost for your overnight trips as a job-related expense. Be sure to indicate that you are in the transportation industry as special rules apply. Note that you may only claim your job-related expenses if you itemize deductions. If you take the standard deduction, these expenses will not reduce your taxable income.
Follow these steps to enter job-related meal expenses covered by DOT rules:
The TurboTax FAQ below has more information for transportation industry workers, including instructions for figuring your unreimbursed DOT per diem.
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